Department of Religions and Philosophies, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
Contact details
10 Thornhaugh StreetRussell Square
London
WC1H 0XG
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 7637 2388
Email: enquiries@soas.ac.uk
https://www.soas.ac.uk/religions-and-philosophies/
Contact person
Prof. Catherine Hezser
Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 4633
Email: ch12@soas.ac.uk
Head of Department/Director
Prof. Ulrich Pagel
Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 4782
Email: up1@soas.ac.uk
Activites
Awards degrees in Jewish Studies as a sole or major componentBA World Philosophies
BSc Politics, Philosophy and Economics
MA Religion in Global Politics
Offers courses in Jewish Studies
Provides supervision in Jewish studies for students working towards a research degree
Pursues academic research activities
Degrees offered
BA; BSc
MA
PhD
Main research activities
Teaching and research in the areas of Judaism and Gender; Modern Jewish Thought; Mysticism in the Great Traditions; Religions of the Early Near and Middle East; Jewish Identity from Ancient to Modern Times; Religion, Nationhood and Ethnicity in Judaism; The Holocaust and the Problem of Evil; The Holocaust in Theology, Literature and Art.
There is a Jewish Studies library
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